Oxford Industries (NYSE: OXM) and Superior Uniform Group (NASDAQ:SGC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Oxford Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Superior Uniform Group. Superior Uniform Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Oxford Industries and Superior Uniform Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

Oxford Industries

0

1

6

0

2.86

Superior Uniform Group

0

0

1

0

3.00

Oxford Industries currently has a consensus price target of $69.57, suggesting a potential upside of 12.34%. Superior Uniform Group has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.22%. Given Superior Uniform Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Superior Uniform Group is more favorable than Oxford Industries.

88.4% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Superior Uniform Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Superior Uniform Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Oxford Industries has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Superior Uniform Group has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Oxford Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Superior Uniform Group pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Oxford Industries pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Superior Uniform Group pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Oxford Industries has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Oxford Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Superior Uniform Group beats Oxford Industries on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Oxford Industries Company Profile

Oxford Industries, Inc. is an apparel company. The Company designs, sources, markets and distributes products bearing the trademarks of its owned Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Southern Tide lifestyle brands, other owned brands and licensed brands, as well as private label apparel products. It distributes its lifestyle branded products through its direct to consumer channels, consisting of its Tommy Bahama and Lilly Pulitzer full-price retail stores and its e-commerce sites for Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Southern Tide, and through its wholesale distribution channels. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated 128 Tommy Bahama and 40 Lilly Pulitzer full-price retail stores. Tommy Bahama designs, sources, markets and distributes men’s and women’s sportswear and related products. Tommy Bahama products are available in the Tommy Bahama stores and on its Website, tommybahama.com, as well as in department stores and independent specialty stores throughout the United States.

Superior Uniform Group Company Profile

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. (Superior) manufactures and sells a range of uniforms, corporate identity apparel, career apparel and accessories for the medical and health fields, as well as for the industrial, commercial, leisure and public safety markets. Superior operates through two segments: Uniforms and Related Products, and Remote Staffing Solutions. The Uniforms and Related Products segment consists of the sale of uniforms and related items. Its principal products are uniforms and service apparel, and related products for personnel of hospitals and health facilities; hotels, commercial buildings, residential buildings and food service facilities; retail stores; general and special purpose industrial uses; commercial enterprises, such as career apparel for banks and airlines; public and private safety and security organizations, and for miscellaneous service uses. The Remote Staffing Solutions segment consists of sales of staffing solutions.